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18 June 2025
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), in cooperation with the National Police, has uncovered five more individuals who, on orders from the Russians, committed acts of sabotage in Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Ternopil, and Kharkiv regions.
All fires that broke out as a result of Russian strikes on the capital on Tuesday have already been extinguished.
Enemy activity in the Sumy direction has decreased, and no enemy actions along the border have been observed within the Chernihiv region.
In the Cherkasy region, employees of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained a military serviceman who, out of ideological convictions, passed on the coordinates of Ukrainian units in four regions to the Russian army.
The leaders of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), including President Pia Kauma, have condemned Russia for systematic torture, executions and inhumane treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Next week, when NATO leaders meet at the summit in The Hague, preserving European and Transatlantic unity will be no less important than increasing defense spending.
The Russian Federation is launching large-scale disinformation operations targeting audiences across Africa, Latin America, and some European countries.
Russia's aggressive actions and provocations against European countries, their industry and infrastructure, acts of sabotage and military maneuvers near EU borders turn Russia into a direct threat not only to its neighbors, but to the entire European Union.
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has joined the day of mourning for the victims of the Russian attack on June 17, calling the strike senseless and contrary to President Donald Trump’s appeal to end the killings and bring the war to a close.
Kyiv authorities hope to complete the bulk of emergency and search and rescue operations by the end of the day.
Ukrainian air defense forces neutralized 30 out of 58 drones launched by Russian invaders in an overnight attack on Ukraine.
One enemy Kalibr missile carrier is on combat duty in the Mediterranean Sea, while there are no Russian ships in the Azov and Black Seas.
Oleksiy Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration and Minister for Communities and Territories Development, met with Min Zhang, Global Director for the Urban, Resilience and Land Global Department at the World Bank, to discuss the expansion of housing policy projects in Ukraine.
The Kremlin is actively using the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) as a tool of hybrid influence on the African continent, according to Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate.
17 June 2025
A new batch of Russian self-propelled artillery systems (SPAs) has been spotted being moved through the temporarily occupied Donetsk region.
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský has emphasized the importance of continuing the Czech-led arms initiative for Ukraine beyond the upcoming parliamentary elections.
As of 17:30 on Tuesday, June 17, 12 people were confirmed dead following overnight Russian strikes in Kyiv and Odesa.
U.S. President Donald Trump still considers ending the war in Ukraine one of his priorities. However, in order to avoid directly antagonizing Russian leader Vladimir Putin, he may delegate the task of imposing tougher sanctions to lawmakers.
On July 9, the European Court of Human Rights will announce its decision on the merits in the case "Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia" into the downing of the passenger jet operated by Malaysian Airlines, flight MH17, in July 2014 from the skies over Donetsk region, and other criminal violations by Russia on the territory of Ukraine.
On the southern front, Russian invading forces are using munitions with chemical agents just as they do in the northern sectors of the front.
Rescuers have recovered the body of a deceased person from the rubble of a collapsed section of a nine-story residential building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district. Authorities report that between four and fourteen people may still be trapped under the debris.
European politicians have responded to Russia’s overnight massive assault on Ukrainian cities, calling for increased pressure on Moscow.
Following Russia's morning attack on Odesa, rescuers have found the body of a woman under the rubble, and the number of those injured has increased to 17, including a pregnant woman and a 17-year-old girl.
I don't believe there's any real peace with Putin
Echoes of war at sea will last a long time
Fourteen people died in Kyiv as a result of a Russian combined missile and drone attack, while 40 were injured.
Russia pummeled Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with attack drones and missiles overnight Tuesday, June 17, leaving at least 18 civilians injured.
Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), have uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme involving the procurement of cargo vehicles for a military unit.
In Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukrainian partisans have scouted the system of boom barriers installed in Sevastopol Bay.
In January–April 2025, Ukraine’s exports of goods totaled $13.31 billion—93.1% of the figure recorded during the same period in 2024—reflecting a 6.9% year-on-year decline.